Please add --concise flag to sf project retrieve preview

[jclark-dot-org]

Back when sfdx force:source:status was updated (the "beta" commands), it started including a list of ignored files, which was noisy. SFDX v7.140.0 added the --concise flag to make the output more like the original output, such as suppressing this list of ignored metadata.

Today, sf force:source:status --concise still works, but gives the warning, "Warning: We plan to deprecate this command in the future. Try using the "project retrieve/deploy preview" command instead." However, sf project retrieve preview does not support --concise, nor any similar flag. Please add this; it is very helpful to be able to see only relevant changes.

[shetzel]

@jclark-dot-org - Thanks for starting the discussion. To clarify, you're just looking for a way to suppress the forceignored files reported by preview and not necessarily the --concise flag name right?

[jclark-dot-org]

@shetzel Correct. I'm basically looking to get the same output from project retrieve preview as I can get today from force:source:status --concise. I find I need "just the differences" much more frequently than the full rundown.

[shetzel]

This should now be implemented with salesforcecli/plugin-deploy-retrieve#831
You can sf plugins:install @salesforce/plugin-deploy-retrieve@latest to try it out. It will be in tonight's nightly CLI release, or the CLI release candidate 11/13/2023, or the production CLI on 11/20/2023